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Wouter was born in Belgium and pursued his undergraduate studies in chemistry at the University of Hasselt. He then completed his Master's degree in Chemistry at KU Leuven. Following this, he embarked on a PhD under the supervision of Jan Fransaer and Koen Binnemans,...

Pierre Beaujean was born in Namur Belgium. After earning his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Namur, he pursued a PhD at the same institution in the Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry (LCT) under the supervision of Professor Benoît Champagne....

Zhenyu was born in East China, in the Anhui province. He arrived in Belgium in 2021 to pursue his PhD in the group of Professor Fransaer, in the Materials Engineering department*. Since 2023, he has been working on the Ecobat project. His task is the development of a...

Euromines has launched the first episode of its vodcast series on the topic of Europe’s raw materials conundrum. Episode 1 features SIM² KU Leuven’s Peter Tom Jones. A 40-minute conversation about responsible mining, refining and recycling.

Full programme for ICHS 2024 is out (First International Symposium on Circular Hydrometallurgy, Mechelen, Belgium, 9-11 September 2024).

This study by HiTemp researchers from SIM² KU Leuven explores chlorination roasting as a method for recovering lithium from Li-containing slag, which is a promising alternative lithium source obtained from pyrometallurgical LIB recycling process.

SOLVOMET’s LiCl to LiOH patented conversion process has now been validated in counter-current mode using a rotary agitated Kühni extraction column. The use of a column instead of mixer-settlers reduced the CO2 uptake by the final product.

On March 27, 2024, a new documentary entitled “Europe’s Mining Renaissance”, will premiere in Leuven during the DOCVILLE film festival. After the film a high-level panel discussion will take place, featuring Ia Modin, Julia Poliscanova, Nick Meynen, Peter Tom Jones and John Vandaele.

The long-awaited mini-documentary “The Sami Perspective” is now available. The film tries to understand why the indigenous reindeer-herding Sami communities are so strongly opposed to metal mining in the North of Sweden. This joint press release provides the essential background.

Recently, Peter Tom Jones was invited to Sweden to present the SIM²/EXCEED/ENICON documentary “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle” (24–30 Jan 2024). In the space of 6 days, the film was presented in three distinct locations. Here you can find Jones’ key takeaways.